Job 20:21

21 Er zal niets overig zijn, dat hij ete; daarom zal hij niet wachten naar zijn goed.

Job 20:21 Meaning and Commentary

Job 20:21

There shall none of his meat be left
Not in his belly, all shall be cast up; none of his substance left for himself or others; none of his riches for his children or heirs, all being consumed: or this may respect either the profuseness or niggardliness of his living, that he should live in great luxury himself, but take no care of the poor; or else keep so mean a table, that there would be nothing left for the poor, not so much as a few crumbs to fall from it; but the first sense seems best; though some render the words, "there shall be none left for his meat" F2, or his substance; he shall leave no children, have no heirs, all his family shall be cut off, see ( Job 18:19 ) ;

therefore shall no man look for his goods;
for there shall be none to look for them; or rather there shall be none to look for, all being gone: a man in good circumstances of life, his heirs expect to enjoy much at his death, but when he is stripped of all, as Job was, his relations and friends are in no expectation of having anything at his death; and therefore do not think it worth their while to look out, or make an inquiry whether there is anything for them or not, see ( Job 20:28 ) .


FOOTNOTES:

F2 (wlkal dyrv Nya) "non erit superstes haeres qui ejus bonis fruetur"; so some in Mercer. Drusius.

Job 20:21 In-Context

19 Omdat hij onderdrukt heeft, de armen verlaten heeft, een huis geroofd heeft, dat hij niet opgebouwd had;
20 Omdat hij geen rust in zijn buik gekend heeft, zo zal hij van zijn gewenst goed niet uitbehouden.
21 Er zal niets overig zijn, dat hij ete; daarom zal hij niet wachten naar zijn goed.
22 Als zijn genoegzaamheid zal vol zijn, zal hem bang zijn; alle hand des ellendigen zal over hem komen.
23 Er zij wat om zijn buik te vullen; God zal over hem de hitte Zijns toorns zenden, en over hem regenen op zijn spijze.
The Dutch Staten Vertaling translation is in the public domain.